NAC616C.26942. Appeals officer: Training requirements.

     1. To the extent that money is made available to the Hearings Division for the purpose of training appeals officers, an appeals officer must successfully complete annually at least 20 hours of training, which may include, without limitation, training in:

     (a) Adjudication of administrative law hearings;

     (b) Industrial insurance law and practice, including, without limitation:

          (1) The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS; and

          (2) The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NAC;

     (c) Mediation and other techniques for the resolution of disputes;

     (d) Recent relevant statutory and regulatory changes and judicial decisions;

     (e) Writing, evidence and ethics;

     (f) Any other similar subjects approved by the senior appeals officer; and

     (g) Subjects taught in courses:

          (1) Offered by the National Judicial College or the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary or attended by an appeals officer to meet the requirements of the State Bar of Nevada for continuing legal education; and

          (2) Approved for the purposes of this section by the senior appeals officer, including, without limitation, any training provided by the Hearings Division.

     2. Excess hours of training earned during a 12-month period may be carried over to the following year.

     3. The senior appeals officer shall review the past experience of each newly appointed appeals officer to determine the training, if any, that is required immediately for that particular officer to carry out his or her duties and, if necessary, shall develop a plan for such training after consulting with the appeals officer.

     (Added to NAC by Hearings Div. by R184-07, eff. 9-29-2008)